Clothing-protector.



M. J. LIEBENSTIJN & L. H. EMSHEIMER.

0101mm; PROTECTOR.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 28, I914.

Patented July 18, 1916.

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mx 0. LIEBENSTEIN AND LEO H. EMSHEIMER, or crrroneo, rumors, ASSIGNORS TO A. srnm & COMPANY, or cmoeeo, ILLINOIS, A conronnrron.

GLOTHING-PBQTECTOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 18, 1916.

Application filed April 28, 1914. Serial No. 534,943.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that we, MAX J LIEBENSTEIN and LEO H. EMSHEIMER, citizens of the United States, and residing at Chicago, in

the county of Cook and State of Illinois,

have invented certain new and useful I mprovements in-Clothing-Protectors,of'whlch the following is a full, clear, and exact de-.

- scription, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification. Y

One object of our invention is to provide a clothing protector adapted for use with modern dresses now-worn and especially designed to be worn underneath bloomers.

A further object is to provide a clothing protector which will be compact and will conform closely to the outlines of the figure without forming any unsightly or uncomfortable bulges.

Still another object of the invention is /to provide a clothing protector provided at its lower portion with garters that serve to sustain the stockings and hold down the protectorl I The invention consists in the various features of improvement, hereinafter set forth, illustrated ,Iin* the accompanying drawing and more particularly pointed out in the claims at the end of this specification.

Figure 1, is a view of our preferred form. of clothing protector shown in front perspective, with the outline lof the wearer shown in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a sectional portion showing the construction of the upper corner of the garment.

The main body portion or protective apron 1, is preferably made of one piece and of some moisture proof material. The lower end of this portion has a part cut away as at 2 to form separate leg sections and the lower ends are gathered and secured to circular garters 3. These garters are of or dinary construction and have snaps 4 to facilitate in securing them around the leg and avoid the necessity of putting the feet through them. The garters are adapted for use either above the knee orbelow as shown in Fig. 1. The upper end of the protective apron 1 is supported by the vertical straps 5 'preferably five in number, depending from of-the protective apron." pprpose of'this ters Patent, is:

construction is to provide a means for supporting the upper edge of the protective apron 1 and at the same time permit of a certam amount of elasticity to prevent any blnding onthe movements of the wearer.

In order to avoid all danger of the gar ment tearing under the strain to which it 1s subjected because of its closely fitting the body of the'wearer, it is reinforced at the points .of greatest strain in the manner next to be described. 1

Straps "10 extend between the corners of the leg portions of the protective apron and garters, and at such point, portions of the garment are cut away. These straps 10 prevent the apron from being torn from the garter. Another strap 11 is provided a short distance below the crotch and extends between the upper parts of the leg portions,

. thus preventing the apron from being torn when the legs are spread apart.

From the foregoing it will be seen that by our invention a clothing protector is, provided that is adapted to extend across the seatl and upper leg portions of the wearer andwhich fits very snugly to the figure. It has been found that the ordinary apron now used is very bungling and cumbersome, especially when the wearer uses bloomers instead I of the ordinary skirt. With the construction herein provided, the protective apron is at all times securely held down and fastened to the legs of the wearer, and prevented by the garters from riding up.- A further feature or advantage isthat of providing a water proof and moisture proof material to cover the parts where such a protection'is needed and to provide a thin porous material where such a protection is not desired. Free movement of the wearer is permitted by the elas-' tic nature of the upper construction so that in stooping over or sitting. down, the upper portion readily stretches and does not bind.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Let- 1. A clothing protector comprising a protective apron having its lower portion divided to form separate leg sections open at the front, said apron above said leg sections being adapted to extend across the seat of the wearer from a point some distance below the waist to approximately the'knees, the

vertical front edges of i saidapron being ,adapted to extend along the sides of the a .tions, said apron being adapted to extend from the knees of the wearer to a point at a distance below the Waist line, a belt for en- 15 circling the Wearers waist, straps extending I downwardly from the sides of the belt to the upper corners of the protective apron, and a strap extending between the leg sections.

. MAX J. LIEBENSTEIN.

LEO H. EMSHEIMEER. Witnesses:

'J. G. ANDERSON,

G120. P. FISHER. 

